- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 3, 1962 CE
- Location:
- 155 km E of Biak, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.31 Mw
- Depth:
- 23 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.513
Other earthquake records of 1962 CE
- Iran, Buyin-Zara · Ms 7.2 · 12,225 deaths
- Colombia, Mistrato, Manizales · Ms 6.8 · 47 deaths
- Iran, Mussavieh · Mw 5.8 · 20 deaths
- Italy, S · M 6.1 · 16 deaths
- Albania · M 6 · 15 deaths
- Iran, Torbat Heydariyeh, Akhmedabad · Ms 5 · 6 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.3 - 155 km E of Biak, Indonesia (1962 CE) happen?
- February 3, 1962 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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